Tall Swiss-German Rotary BBb Hirsbrunner (Aarau, Switzerland

[Timswisstuba]

Here's a rare Hirsbrunner. 100% original.

http://cgi.ebay.com/BBb-Kaiser-Rotary-H ... 336a0cf644" target="_blank" target="_blank

[cjk]

18mm bore.

16 inch bell.

Kaiser tuba? Say what?

[Timswisstuba]

Anyone wishing to challenge this tuba should really try it to feel the power from it. Although not a jumbo, it's certainly not a small tuba. The bell has less of a pancake at (only) 16.5 inches but stands 3 to 4 inches taller than most Kaiser tubas.

Someone will soon be happy with it.

[cjk]

A Kaiser tuba is a large tuba with large bore rotor valves. That isn't a large tuba. It's tall. 18mm isn't large, it's Miraphone 184 sized. I'd call that pretty small. The body of the tuba looks 186-ish in girth. IMHO, describing that thing as a Kaiser tuba isn't remotely accurate.

[tubaforce]

A Kaiser tuba is a large tuba with large bore rotor valves. That isn't a large tuba. It's tall. 18mm isn't large, it's Miraphone 184 sized. I'd call that pretty small. The body of the tuba looks 186-ish in girth. IMHO, describing that thing as a Kaiser tuba isn't remotely accurate.

Is a 6/4 Conn with a .689" bore not a true 6/4 Tuba? Gotta agree about the Bell diameter, though! The horn sure is tall, too! It appears at least as tall as other Tubas described as "Kaisers"...
Al

[Timswisstuba]

Thanks for all the interest in the horn.

This is not a standard instrument that one normally finds in the US, so it's difficult to compare it to anything really. It is what it is, a tall Swiss-German Hirsbrunner tuba in BBb. The reserve price is significantly lower than the buy it now.

Good Luck!

[Kevin Hendrick]

Thanks for all the interest in the horn.

This is not a standard instrument that one normally finds in the US, so it's difficult to compare it to anything really. It is what it is, a tall Swiss-German Hirsbrunner tuba in BBb. The reserve price is significantly lower than the buy it now.

Good Luck!

Nice-looking horn, Tim!

[cjk]

A Kaiser tuba is a large tuba with large bore rotor valves. That isn't a large tuba. It's tall. 18mm isn't large, it's Miraphone 184 sized. I'd call that pretty small. The body of the tuba looks 186-ish in girth. IMHO, describing that thing as a Kaiser tuba isn't remotely accurate.

Is a 6/4 Conn with a .689" bore not a true 6/4 Tuba? Gotta agree about the Bell diameter, though! The horn sure is tall, too! It appears at least as tall as other Tubas described as "Kaisers"...
Al

Is there such a thing as a factory 6/4 Conn with a .689" bore? I'd actually like to know.